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ArticleNeoplasia (New York, N.Y.)2012

Metronomic ceramide analogs inhibit angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer through up-regulation of caveolin-1 and thrombospondin-1 and down-regulation of cyclin D1.

Guido Bocci, Anna Fioravanti, Paola Orlandi, Teresa Di Desidero, Gianfranco Natale, Giovanni Fanelli, Paolo Viacava, Antonio Giuseppe Naccarato, Giulio Francia, Romano Danesi

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Article in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03115866 (FRUVEDomics Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT03115866 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

FRUVEDomics Study: Use of a Behavioral Nutrition Intervention in Young Adults to Identify Modifiable Metabolomics and Microbiome Risk

TypeinterventionalSponsorWest Virginia UniversityRan2015 to 2019Enrolled53ConditionsMetabolic SyndromeArmsFRUVEDomics
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Guido BocciDivision of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. guido.bocci@med.unipi.it
Anna Fioravanti
Paola Orlandi
Teresa Di Desidero
Gianfranco Natale
Giovanni Fanelli
Paolo Viacava
Antonio Giuseppe Naccarato
Giulio Francia
Romano Danesi
University of Pisa · ITThe University of Texas at El Paso · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo evaluate the antitumor and antiangiogenic activity of metronomic ceramide analogs and their relevant molecular mechanisms.

methodsHuman endothelial cells [human dermal microvascular endothelial cells and human umbilical vascular endothelial cell (HUVEC)] and pancreatic cancer cells (Capan-1 and MIA PaCa-2) were treated with the ceramide analogs (C2, AL6, C6, and C8), at low concentrations for 144 hours to evaluate any antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects and inhibition of migration and to measure the expression of caveolin-1 (CAV-1) and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) mRNAs by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Assessment of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) and Akt phosphorylation and of CAV-1 and cyclin D1 protein expression was performed by ELISA. Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) gemcitabine was compared against metronomic doses of the ceramide analogs by evaluating the inhibition of MIA PaCa-2 subcutaneous tumor growth in nude mice.

resultsMetronomic ceramide analogs preferentially inhibited cell proliferation and enhanced apoptosis in endothelial cells. Low concentrations of AL6 and C2 caused a significant inhibition of HUVEC migration. ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation were significantly decreased after metronomic ceramide analog treatment. Such treatment caused the overexpression of CAV-1 and TSP-1 mRNAs and proteins in endothelial cells, whereas cyclin D1 protein levels were reduced. The antiangiogenic and antitumor impact in vivo of metronomic C2 and AL6 regimens was similar to that caused by MTD gemcitabine.

conclusionsMetronomic C2 and AL6 analogs have antitumor and antiangiogenic activity, determining the up-regulation of CAV-1 and TSP-1 and the suppression of cyclin D1.

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Administration, MetronomicAnimalsApoptosisCaveolin 1Cell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCeramidesCyclin D1Endothelial CellsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Caveolin 1CeramidesCyclin D1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktThrombospondin 1

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PMID23019415
PMCPMC3459279
OpenAlexW1496526591

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